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[CALL FOR PAPER] UK-Irish Criminal Justice Cooperation Network Conference

Date: 02 to 03-04-2020

Location: Northumbria University, Great Hall, Sutherland Building, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8ST

Languages: English

Fees: € 80

Organiser: Northumbria University,

Partnership: Queen’s University Belfast and the Association of Criminal Justice Research and Development, Ireland.

Website: https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-events/events/2020/04/uk-ireland-criminal-justice-cooperation-network-conference/

Type: Conference

UK-Irish Criminal Justice Cooperation Network Conference:

Criminal Justice Cooperation Between the UK and Ireland After Brexit.

Brexit inevitably means change to the means by which the UK’s security is ensured. Cooperation with EU partners in the fields of policing, criminal justice, counterterrorism and security is well established, and disruption to this poses particular challenges. This is particularly true of the UK’s post-Brexit relationship with Ireland. The change to the status of the Irish border as an external frontier of the EU both complicates and necessitates close post-Brexit inter-state cooperation between the two. Much of the UK’s cooperation with Ireland in the area of criminal justice is based on EU-level agreements and on close, daily cross-border police and security cooperation between the UK and Irish authorities.

This 2-day conference will explore what we now know of the new relationship the UK will have with the Europe Union (and consequently Ireland) and specifically consider the impact this may have on UK-Irish criminal justice cooperation. Consideration will be given to the consequences of losing access to EU databases, cooperation mechanisms and EU criminal justice institutions and the possible alternative arrangements which can be utilised. The conference is an opportunity to consider the mechanisms that need to be in place to ensure the high levels of police and judicial cooperation needed to maintain security across the Common Travel Area are maintained. The conference will be focused on looking ahead to 31 December 2020 and identifying what more needs to be done to ensure the UK and its EU security partners are ready for Brexit.

Themes:

The themes of this conference include but are not limited to:

  • Potential changes to patterns of transnational crime post Brexit
  • The use of technology in border management
  • Alternatives methods of cooperation outside of the EU acquis
  • Impact on policing of cross-border crime post Brexit
  • Impact of Brexit on data sharing both within and outside of the European Union.

Registration

To register for the conference please use this Iink.

Cost: £80

Travel and hotel costs for network members and speakers will be covered. Please register for the conference using the above link above and separate correspondence will be sent in relation to travel and accommodation.

Call for papers

Abstracts are invited from academics, practitioners and policy makers on any topic relevant to the conference.

Abstracts of between 250 and 300 words accompanied by a short CV should be submitted via email to gemma.davies@northumbria.ac.uk by February 28 2020. Please indicate in the email accompanying your abstract submission the proposed format and length of your presentation.

Successful applicants will be notified by Friday 6th March 2020. Speakers will be required to pay the conference fee but funding is available to cover travel and hotel expenses if needed.

Funding

This conference is funded by the AHRC Research Networking fund and is organised by Northumbria University, Queen’s University Belfast and the Association of Criminal Justice Research and Development, Ireland.

For more information contact the event organisers:

Gemma Davies – gemma.davies@northumbria.ac.uk

Katy Hayward – k.hayward@qub.ac.uk

Maura Butler - Maura.Butler@acjrd.ie